governor chris christie has ordered a water emergency telling everyone they need to conserve. reporting live in stafford township. i'm randall pinkston. back to you. >> have you heard, are there people still trapped by these floodwaters? >> reporter: in hoboken, we think most of the people have been rescued. there are obviously some difficulties getting to everyone to make sure but it's been a very, very huge operation under way for the past few days. you know, hoboken floods even in a normal rain. this was an extraordinary event and no one anticipated what would happen in that disaster. >> no kidding. devastating as you're talking. you're looking at live pictures of new jersey right now. so you take care out there randall and thank you for that live report. >>> new york's mayor michael bloomberg has decided to go ahead with sunday's scheduled new york city marathon. there's some criticism about the decision. but the mayor says the race will show the city's resilience and it will be a financial boost for the city. >>> lawrence is out and about with the preview of the bay area